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I was concerned about the same thing during my pregnancy. i asked my doctor and he said that he's seen a lot of mothers-to-be that are extremely stressed throughout their entire pregnancy & he's delivered perfectly normal healthy babies. he also told me that there were no scientific evidence proving that stress directly affects a fetus.
although it isn't good on anyone to stress out & cry a lot, i don't think it'll harm your baby unless you go out and do something to harm yourself (drink, smoke, etc.)
i've been more stressed and cried more during my entire pregnancy than i have pre-pregnancy. it would cause me to have BH contractions. I'm due any moment now (currently in early labor & over-due) & everything is perfectly normal and healthy with my pregnancy.
try not to stress though, because it's not any fun :(
but good luck :)

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